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Color woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe with a large white character, sword hilts at the edges, pale background.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sakata Hyogonosuke Kintoki, in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no Kisewata (Raiko's Four Intrepid Retainers in the Costume of the Night Watch), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1781

A kabuki actor in a black robe marked with a large white calligraphic character stands against a pale background, his head turned and hair dressed in a stylized topknot. Sword hilts cross the left and right edges, and the bold black mass dominates the narrow vertical composition of this color woodblock print.

Artist
Katsukawa Shunsho
Date
c. 1781
Medium
Color woodblock print; hosoban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1761 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1786).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

Español: Actor de kabuki Ichikawa Danjuro V como Sakata Hyogonosuke Kintoki, c. 1781

Un actor de kabuki con una túnica negra marcada por un gran carácter caligráfico blanco se encuentra de pie sobre un fondo pálido, con la cabeza girada y el cabello peinado en un moño estilizado. Empuñaduras de espadas cruzan los bordes izquierdo y derecho, y la gran masa negra domina la composición vertical y estrecha de este grabado en madera a color.

Português: Ator de kabuki Ichikawa Danjuro V como Sakata Hyogonosuke Kintoki, c. 1781

Um ator de kabuki com um manto preto marcado por um grande caractere caligráfico branco está de pé diante de um fundo claro, com a cabeça virada e o cabelo penteado em um coque estilizado. Cabos de espadas cruzam as bordas esquerda e direita, e a grande massa negra domina a composição vertical e estreita desta xilogravura colorida.

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